Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of urinary epithelial cancer with upper urinary tract obstruction: Preliminary results

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1195-1199

  Takeuchi, M ^a   Matsuzaki, K ^a   Kubo, H ^a   Nishitani, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kidney; MR diffusion perfusion; MR imaging; Neoplasms; Primary; Ureters; Urinary

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; DIFFUSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; RESONANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SURFACE DIFFUSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

KIDNEY; MR DIFFUSION/PERFUSION; MR IMAGING; NEOPLASMS; PRIMARY; URETERS; URINARY;

TUMORS;

AGED; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; EPITHELIUM; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT CANCER; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; EPITHELIUM; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; URINARY TRACT; UROLOGIC DISEASES; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 56749152351     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850802411857     Document Type: Article

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